Literature and the Arts

Who are some prominent salsa musicians?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/some-prominent-salsa-musicians-128999.html" >Who are some prominent salsa musicians?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

Prominent salsa musicians include bandleaders Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri; singers Celia Cruz, Rubén Blades , La India, and Marc Anthony; and such instrumentalists as Ray Barretto, Willie Colon, Johnny Pacheco, and Bobby Valentin.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about salsa . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: Who is famous for salsa? What singers and musicians are best known for salsa? Which musicians are well known for salsa? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

En conga, bonga y campana (1): the rise of Colombian salsa.
Magazine article from: Latin American Music Review ...as it suggests, salsa's musical "hot...cooking and where. Musicians and producers have...new center for salsa performance and...was labeled in some circles as the "world salsa capital"--a...Panama, only one prominent artist has emerged...
RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Racy merengue surges ahead of salsa in Boston's dance...
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe ...merengue or salsa musician could count on making...the fourth annual Salsa and Merengue Night...sets of merengue and salsa: Beverly's Grupo...Latin community. Salsa used to be the Latin...rap and merengue. Some liked salsa, but...those of the only prominent female ...
Valiente Latin jazz.(musician Jessica Valiente)(Entrevista)
Magazine article from: Latin Beat Magazine ...so we also heard salsa. My dad listened...Became a serious musician at a young age...followed, as well as some back-up singing...charanga. He played some Jos Fajardo and Belisario...Socarrs. Socarrs was a prominent jazz musician in...this work with great salsa bands and a lot ...
buenas NOCHES; Local fans of Latin dancing can salsa, merengue or cha-cha-cha...
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) ...Ricky Martin or some kind of universal...four or five years, salsa, merengue and the...Mexico, the veteran musician didn't even think he would perform a salsa or merengue tune...Quest - whose more prominent business as venues...everybody else." Some nights are fancy...
A taste of salsa.(Cuban art and popular culture)
Magazine article from: Newsweek ...Castro cuts artists some slack. Result: Cuba...the '50s, such Cuban musicians as Machito and Chano...Cuban dance music called salsa, with its worldwide...writers, artists and musicians, it's both a promising...after speaking up for the prominent literary exile Cabrera...
See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.